Location: Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust Schools in the Plymouth Area
The Ted Wragg Trust is an inclusive and ambitious Trust of schools, strengthening our communities through excellent education. Our mission is to transform lives and strengthen our communities to make the world a better place. With a reputation for highly successful school improvement in very challenging circumstances, we are passionate about inclusive education and raising the aspirations and outcomes of all our pupils. We are a large Trust with over 15,000 pupils across 17 schools working across Devon and Plymouth Local Authorities. We recognise that improving school attendance has never been so important as it is now.
The Trust are seeking to appoint a highly skilled and enthusiastic Attendance Engagement Officer (AEO) in Plymouth to join our already established in-house Trust Attendance Engagement Service (AES). Their role is to promote positive attitudes towards regular attendance across our schools, with families and with pupils. Our team consists of 7 people, 4 working across our Devon schools and 2 in our Plymouth schools, along with a team administrator. The successful candidate will work in partnership with our schools, families and the LA to improve the attendance levels of our pupils, engage with families and to support them to overcome any barriers. The successful candidate will also support our schools to fulfil their legal obligations in this regard.
We are seeking:
1. An experienced and highly skilled professional with a proven track record of supporting pupils and their families to achieve a positive outcome
2. A driven and highly effective team player who will work well as part of our team
3. An individual who can cultivate effective working relationships with other professionals, families and pupils, sometimes delivering tough messages with regards to the legal process, with care and sensitivity
4. Someone who is passionate about making a difference to children's lives, with high levels of integrity, selfless, ambitious and a commitment to collaboration
We can offer you:
5. The opportunity to work with dedicated and committed staff teams across our growing Trust of schools and beyond
6. First class professional development and on-going career development
7. The chance to make a difference to the lives of children and their families
If you are able to meet the requirements of this role, we would love to hear from you.
The Ted Wragg Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a number of safeguarding checks including an enhanced DBS check.
We are part of the Ted Wragg Trust, an ambitious and inclusive trust of schools strengthening our communities through excellent education.
For an Informal conversation please contact: Aimee Mitchell – Trust Lead for Safeguarding and Attendance and the Attendance Engagement Service Lead on
Full details and an application form can be downloaded here:
Closing Date: 19th March 2025 (This job advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.